Favorite moment: The Caps' game-winning goal with 12.9 seconds left in regulation. The crowd explodes with joy. @

Posted 01/05/2015

by spb51

Location:Washington DC

The NHL Winter Classic at Nationals Park in Washington DC was hands down one of the top 5 sporting events I've ever been to. They truly made it a fun celebration for the city. There's something very neat about outdoor hockey in general, but the Winter Classic exceeded my expectations.

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Favorite moment: The Caps' game-winning goal with 12.9 seconds left in regulation. The crowd explodes with joy. @

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Review 2 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

5/5

Great seats! Great venue!

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Posted 01/05/2015

by Bossehawks

Location:Seattle, WA

The seats were great for this event! Beautiful day too!

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Review 3 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

4/5

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Posted 01/05/2015

by Rjgianfortune

The only issue was the lack of preparedness from the stadium vendors and food. Many items were not stocked properly during the WC.

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Review 4 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

4/5

Outdoor Hockey

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Posted 01/04/2015

by SSIKWP

Location:Elgin

Gotta love outdoor hockey. Well done by the NHL putting this event on. Only negative was the music acts associated with this event.

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Review 5 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

4/5

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Posted 01/04/2015

by Anonymous

Only complaint was too many people were herded down the main entrance and this was where all the pre-game events were going on. Why too many people and could not move!

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Review 6 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

5/5

Superbowl of Hockey

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Favorite moment: Sitting down in my seat for the first time and wanting to pinch myself. @

Posted 01/04/2015

by Winerepone

Location:Cincinnati

What an awesome event, from the metro ride with other hockey fans to the game, the party zone village next to the stadium, the pregame festivities, and the game itself, you could really feel the electricity in the air, it was like being at the Superbowl of Hockey, everyone should try to see a winter classic in person, TV is nice but nothing compares to being there in person.

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Favorite moment: Sitting down in my seat for the first time and wanting to pinch myself. @

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Review 7 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

5/5

Winter Classic was awesome

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Favorite moment: Meeting the Canadians in front of us that left Toronto at 3:00 a.m. and had been up since. @

Posted 01/13/2014

by UmichMan

Location:Ann Arbor, MI

Winter Classic was awesome at Michigan Stadium. They must do it again. The atmosphere was great. As a long time season ticket holder at Michigan, U of M could learn some things from the NHL. Everyone seemed happy and was enjoying the event. I think people actually drank less than at a football game. People didn't have to slam as many drinks as possible before the game because beer was available at the game. Sign me up for the next Winter Classic at Michigan Stadium. I can't wait.

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Favorite moment: Meeting the Canadians in front of us that left Toronto at 3:00 a.m. and had been up since. @

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Review 8 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

5/5

Great Memories Last a Lifetime

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Favorite moment: Spending the day with my kids( 24 and 21 years old) watching the greatest sport ever @

Posted 01/10/2014

by Detroitcity

The 2014 Winter Classic was just that "CLASSIC" . As long as you dress properly for the weather, which we did, its a wonderful experience that I will never forget. Great festivies prior to game time,lots of photo opportunities. Our seats were great even though they said limited view on then, we were 7 rows from the top and the view was awsome. Everyone at the event seemed happy and enjoying themselfs. Whoever was responsiable for running the event did a great job. People everywhere to help you if you needed it. Prices for food and drink were high but thats to be expected.My advice if you ever go : Eat and drink before you go and dress for the weather and you will have the time of your life even if your team doesn't win

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Favorite moment: Spending the day with my kids( 24 and 21 years old) watching the greatest sport ever @

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Review 9 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

4/5

WINTER CLASSIC WAS FUN.

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Posted 01/07/2014

by Anonymous

GREAT TIME AT WINTER CLASSIC. THE TICKETS WERE TOO EXPENSIVE, BUT THE SEATS WERE OK.

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Review 10 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

5/5

Must do for the hockey fan!

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Posted 01/07/2014

by RedWingsHockeyChick

Freezing temperatures, snowfall and 100,000 people packed into a stadium...all made for an AMAZING time. I recommend all hockey fans to make it to a Winter Classic.

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Review 11 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

5/5

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Posted 01/06/2014

by Anonymous

Loved the event, traffic leaving venue was terrible

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Review 12 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

5/5

Winter Classic at the Big House!!

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Favorite moment: Red Wings' goals! :) @

Posted 01/06/2014

by dogsledracer

The event was absolutely amazing! Couldn't have asked for a better day for an outdoor hockey game with two of the original 6 teams!!! But we a bit disappointed that our tickets were "plain" looking compared to nearly everyone around us who had the larger tickets that looked more like collector items. We had even purchased lanyards to put the tickets in and wear around our necks. But we got the smaller, regular looking ticket instead.

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Favorite moment: Red Wings' goals! :) @

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Review 13 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

4/5

Snowy Winter Classic

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Favorite moment: When we realized the foam on our beers was freezing it was so cold! @

Posted 01/05/2014

by Nodcor

What a great experience, our third Winter Classic. The viewing lines were surprisingly better in a football stadium. The snow continued through the entire game but the players didn't seem to mind. The crowd was jovial even after Detroit lost the shootout.

It was strange to park free on the street for an event with over 100,000 people. The stadium itself was a bit of a dive with no where near enough washrooms.

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Favorite moment: When we realized the foam on our beers was freezing it was so cold! @

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Review 14 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

4/5

A great time at the game but needed traffic mgmt!!

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Favorite moment: Being a part of the tradition that is The NHL Winter Classic @

Posted 01/04/2014

by Pinkies02

Location:Cleveland, OH

The game itself was unforgettable! Seats in the 300 club level were worth the expensive price. Club level - perfect distance away to see all the action. I play hockey so I prefer watching the play develop from up top at a distance than be super up close. Loved being able to warm up inside during intermission. Zero wait for the ladies bathroom, which was 100x cleaner than the bathrooms in the regular seating area. The staff at concessions delivered great service too. The atmosphere and overall execution of the Winter Classic was top notch! Hats off to the NHL and Michigan Stadium staff!

However - Merchandise stands closed down way too early - I wasn't able to buy a thing since I decided to stay and watch the men's Olympic team announcement.. Which was only another 15 minutes after the game conclusion. I went to buy online, but all the merchandise I wanted was sold out. So disappointed.

The biggest FAIL, which I could easily have given the event an overall 3 stars for (the game was too good, which made up for this) - The traffic on M-14 westbound heading into the game was TERRIBLE. And this congestion had little to do with the weather - which was snowy, but road conditions were not terrible (although the trip back home was rough). More police presence to direct traffic was DESPERATELY needed. Let me preface this with the fact that I am not unfamiliar with The Big House/game day traffic. I was an undergrad at Michigan from 2002-2007 and am well versed in the influx of cars on game day. Yet, it took me 3 hours to get from downtown Detroit to Ann Arbor... And that's not including the time to find parking and get to our seats. Specifically, it took 1 hour and 45 minutes to go from just before the M-14/US-23 junction to the Main St exit off M-14! That's only a few miles!! We ended up missing part of the first period even though we left Detroit at 10 am! So much for grabbing food and drink at a local place prior to the game. Considering the weather and projections of a world record crowd, I am deeply disappointed in Ann Arbor police and the Michigan state troopers for not directing traffic/opening up additonal lanes, or do whatever was needed to stop the bottle-necking that occurred at the M-14 junction. Major failure and it almost ruined the game.

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Review 15 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

5/5

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Posted 01/04/2014

by Walter1285

Amazing atmosphere and the amount of hardcore fans out in the blistering cold was amazingBut one thing I was very disappointed about is ticketmaster gave me there own ticket stub when I want the original ticket that the league puts out .

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Review 16 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

5/5

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Posted 01/04/2014

by Anonymous

Awesome fans, great time! Unforgettable experience.

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Review 17 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

4/5

"Coldplay" was unforgettable

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Posted 01/04/2014

by TigerDoc1

Sure it was cold, did not matter. A great event. Seat cushions were a nice touch, but hardly sat the entire time. Parking was the only big issue. Did see the official information on the park and ride lot, but what was missing was information on how limited the wrist bands were. I understand there were limits to how many people could be shuttled from a park and ride lot but why not post the number of wrist bands available for each park and ride lot. I went to the Plymouth Rd lot, arriving 2 1/2 hours early, and they had been sold out for almost an hour as they only had 500 wrist bands!!!! But thankfully there was plenty of downtown parking at only $5. The mile plus walk was actually nice, helped warm me up a bit. So you only get 4 stars because of the parking issue, but would go again in a heartbeat.

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Review 18 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

5/5

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Posted 01/04/2014

by LeafyGirl

Amazing experience! Hope it's at the Big House every year!

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Review 19 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

5/5

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Posted 01/04/2014

by Cindyk5861

Excellent! What a great and large crowd of respectful fans!! Good time had by all.

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Review 20 for Bridgestone-NHL Winter Classic

5/5

Was a great event.

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Posted 04/09/2011

by pittsburghzombie

The Winter Classic this year was fantastic. Even though my team lost the game, we still had a great time. They changed the time of the game the evening before, and we were notified a few different ways.